Briefs CRASH INTO FENCES, DECK KILLS WOMAN
A woman died early Tuesday in Douglas County after the vehicle she was driving crashed through fences in four backyards before slamming into a deck, officials said.
The name of the woman was not released.
The crashed happened at 2:03 a.m. off University Avenue east of Crest Hill Lane, said Lauren Lekander, spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Nederland cougar died of old age.
A female mountain lion found dead in Nederland last month succumbed to old age, officials said.
The mountain lion, which had attacked a dog in early March, was found by hikers on March 14.
The lion was sent to a laboratory in Fort Collins for a necropsy, which found no traumatic injuries or anything suspicious.
“The lion just had some indications that it basically died of old age,” said Kristin Cannon, a Colorado Parks & Wildlife district wildlife manager.
South Metro delivers baby in a parking lot.
South Metro Fire Rescue emergency responders aided in the birth of a baby boy in a parking lot on Tuesday morning.
At about 9:05 a.m., an expecting mother and father stopped their vehicle in a parking lot at 20209 E. Smoky Hill Road and called 911.
Veteran 911 dispatcher Angie Schell gave the couple instructions as firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene.
The delivery happened about 9:11 a.m., the fire department said.
“In a profession filled with tragedy, answering a 911 call and delivering a child … most certainly put smiles on everyone’s faces,” said Schell, who said it was her first onthe-job assist with a childbirth.
Short chase leads to big drug bust.
A short police chase near Mead resulted in an arrest and the seizure of more than 200 grams of illicit drugs.
Early Friday, a Weld County Sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, but the car took off leading deputies on a short chase.
The driver, Dakota Austin Huscher, 22, was taken into custody. In the car, deputies found loaded guns, 10.4 grams of methamphetamine, 14 ounces of marijuana, 172.7 grams of mushrooms, 24.9 grams of heroin, 19.1 grams of cocaine, 4.8 grams of LSD and 9.2 grams of marijuana concentrate.